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Piddly vs Paltry - What's the difference?

piddly | paltry |

As adjectives the difference between piddly and paltry

is that piddly is (informal) small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on while paltry is trashy, trivial, of little value.

piddly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
    • Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?

    Synonyms

    * See "

    paltry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • trashy, trivial, of little value
    • This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.
    She made some paltry excuse and left.
  • meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
    • Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?
    Student grants these days are paltry , and many students have to take out loans.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "paltry" is often applied: sum, rate, amount, number, price, salary, wages, fellow, pay, excuse, income, gain, compensation.

    Anagrams

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